Stolzel - Bist Du Bei Mir for Handbells with Flute Solo

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One of the Most Beloved Arias of the Baroque Era

Bist du bei mir ("If you are with me") is a tender, deeply moving aria of consolation and devotion — one of the most cherished pieces in the Baroque vocal repertoire. Long attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 508), the aria is now known to be the work of Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690–1749), from whose opera Diomedes (1718) it was copied into the Bach family's Notenbuch für Anna Magdalena Bach. Its simple, arching melody and warm harmonic language have made it a perennial favorite at weddings, memorial services, and recitals, and it remains one of the most performed and recorded pieces of the entire Baroque period.

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About Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690–1749) was a prolific German Baroque composer who served as Kapellmeister at the court of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg from 1719 until his death. He studied in Leipzig and Halle, traveled to Italy, and was acquainted with Telemann and Handel. Stölzel composed an enormous quantity of sacred and secular music — including operas, oratorios, cantatas, and instrumental works — much of which remains unpublished. His Bist du bei mir, preserved in the Notenbuch für Anna Magdalena Bach and long attributed to J. S. Bach, is today his most widely known composition.

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